Welcome to Accord ...

Accord is located in Ulster County<1>.

The location of Accord has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Accord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Accord is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Accord lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Accord ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Accord, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Accord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Accord - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Accord.

Communities near Accord ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Accord.

• Poughkeepsie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Walden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Ellenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Woodridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Bloomingburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Accord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Accord.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Accord. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Accord.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Accord. See our Newspapers Page for Accord.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Accord ...

Looking for more information about Accord? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Accord, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Accord.

Adding Accord to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Accord in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Accord was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Accord post office opened in 1826.

We also found Accord in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1828).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Accord.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Accord. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/